Your Beer of the week

[TheAleMan]

Now that's more like it.

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Full bodied, tasty, full of flavour, and warming. It is also retaining it's head as I make my way down the glass.

Cheers.

Jock.

A proper man’s beer that one..well done Jock.

 

[JockandRita]

Not had either the poacher nor the stout Jock. The golden champion is to my liking though, and drink it fairly regularly.

I forgot to mention Golden Glory, which is another favourite of Badger Beers for me. I am sure it has been re labelled. It says it's a new beer, but it has been brought back by popular demand apparently.

A proper man’s beer that one..well done Jock.

Knowing your taste for strong ales Steve, this would be right up your street, ie, up there with Broadside.

Cheers.

Jock.

 

[JockandRita]

Yep, I was right.
This is the labelling I always looked out for previously. I didn't realise they had withdrawn it.

Cheers

Jock.

 

[kevenh]

Done with the new 21st C beers.
Here’s a classic for me (& mrskevenh’s Baileys)

 

[TheAleMan]

I forgot to mention Golden Glory, which is another favourite of Badger Beers for me. I am sure it has been re labelled. It says it's a new beer, but it has been brought back by popular demand apparently.

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Knowing your taste for strong ales Steve, this would be right up your street, ie, up there with Broadside.

Cheers.

Jock.

I think you could well be right there Jock. Will keep an eye out for this one, thanks.

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[JockandRita]

I think you could well be right there Jock. Will keep an eye out for this one, thanks.

Sorry Steve, I was referring to King Goblin as being up there with the Broadside, and not the Golden Glory which you might find a bit tame.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[TheAleMan]

Sorry Steve, I was referring to King Goblin as being up there with the Broadside, and not the Golden Glory which you might find a bit tame.

Cheers,

Jock.

Oh right, sorry Jock, I misunderstood you. I’m of the opinion, if a beer tastes good, then it’s worth buying, regardless of strength. I’ve had beers around 3.5 & 3.8 that have had a beautiful taste. Must mention here though that Old Crafty Hen & Mcewens Champion are also firm favourites of mine.

 

[denisejoe]

This Brown Ale from the VIP Brewery, Lindisfarne, has slightly more flavour, but I have to say, neither this nor the Stout above, are beers I'd be rushing out to procure at anytime. I'm disappointed TBH.



Cheers

Jock.

looks very pale for a Brown Ale

 

[JockandRita]

looks very pale for a Brown Ale

Thats probably why it was more like pish, than beer Joe.

I’ve had beers around 3.5 & 3.8 that have had a beautiful taste.

A very flavoursome hoppy blond ale brewed over Peterborough way is, Oakham Ales JHB @ 3.6%, and very popular. I prefer the Bishop's Farewell which is less hoppy and slightly stronger at 4.2%.
They used to do a brew called Cold Turkey @6.7%, but it was withdrawn after the brewery got their knuckles rapped by HMRC, for not declaring a spirit they had added at some stage of the brewing process.

Oakham

www.oakhamales.com

Where we live 10 x miles further north, we have a local brewery called Hopshackle Ales, which are all to hoppy for me excepting their Resination, again at around 7%, which I would sometimes mix with a half pint of a low volume bitter, which gave me a lovely flavoured pint at around 5%.
At 7%, it should have been called "Resignation".

Home - Bowler's Brewery Incorporating Hopshackle Ales

www.hopshacklebrewery.co.uk

Cheers.

Jock.

 

[TheAleMan]

Thats probably why it was more like pish, than beer Joe.


A very flavoursome hoppy blond ale brewed over Peterborough way is, Oakham Ales JHB @ 3.6%, and very popular. I prefer the Bishop's Farewell which is less hoppy and slightly stronger at 4.2%.
They used to do a brew called Cold Turkey @6.7%, but it was withdrawn after the brewery got their knuckles rapped by HMRC, for not declaring a spirit they had added at some stage of the brewing process.

Oakham

www.oakhamales.com

Where we live 10 x miles further north, we have a local brewery called Hopshackle Ales, which are all to hoppy for me excepting their Resination, again at around 7%, which I would sometimes mix with a half pint of a low volume bitter, which gave me a lovely flavoured pint at around 5%.
At 7%, it should have been called "Resignation".

Home - Bowler's Brewery Incorporating Hopshackle Ales

www.hopshacklebrewery.co.uk

Cheers.

Jock.

Love Oakham beers. Unlike you Jock, I am partial to very hoppy beers. I wouldn’t mind trying that ‘Resignation’

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[Mixyblob]

Local brewery, an unfined, hence vegan, citrusy (grapefruit) beer. 5% and fully hopped, it's kept me happy over xmas.

 

[orridge]

Visited Beers of Europe today in Kings Lynn, great selection from local beers to plenty of options from around the globe. They also have a new taproom and looks like they might be making a motorhome stopover available.

Drinking Timothy Taylor landlords tonights but did get a few Kiwi tastes from home whilst I was there.

 

[Mixyblob]

Visited Beers of Europe today in Kings Lynn, great selection from local beers to plenty of options from around the globe. They also have a new taproom and looks like they might be making a motorhome stopover available.

Drinking Timothy Taylor landlords tonights but did get a few Kiwi tastes from home whilst I was there.

Sounds a bit like J.Wadsworth's in St Ives, but they tend to do spirits, especially whisky .

 

[glenn2926]

Visited Beers of Europe today in Kings Lynn, great selection from local beers to plenty of options from around the globe. They also have a new taproom and looks like they might be making a motorhome stopover available.

Drinking Timothy Taylor landlords tonights but did get a few Kiwi tastes from home whilst I was there.

Good choice with landlord. I’m looking at the brewery across the valley right now. Can’t make much out because it’s dark. I’m not a fan of the landlord dark really. It’s just Ram Tam renamed.

 

[JockandRita]

I’m not a fan of the landlord dark really. It’s just Ram Tam renamed.

Whilst having had TT Landlord many times Glenn, I've not seen nor had a dark ale from the brewery before. Is it a rich malty flavour?

Cheers.

Jock.

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[kevenh]

Whilst having had TT Landlord many times Glenn, I've not seen nor had a dark ale from the brewery before. Is it a rich malty flavour?

Cheers.

Jock.

I recently saw a none Landord Timothy Tailor ale but it wasn’t dark
But we just need to pay more attention

Landlord Dark - Timothy Taylor's

Landlord Dark originates from the multi award-winning Landlord Pale Ale but brewed with caramelised sugars to give a rich yet light and drinkable dark ale.

www.timothytaylor.co.uk

Edit: and here’s a reference to what Glen meant about Ram Tam: https://www.brewersjournal.info/timothy-taylors-rename-ram-tam/

 

[glenn2926]

Whilst having had TT Landlord many times Glenn, I've not seen nor had a dark ale from the brewery before. Is it a rich malty flavour?

Cheers.

Jock.

Aye it is a richer maltier flavour but they caramelise the sugar to create the much darker colour and malt flavour. It’s generally a winter beer.
I’m guessing the reasoning behind the rename is that outside Yorkshire, landlord is more widely known than Ramtam.

 

[JockandRita]

Aye it is a richer maltier flavour but they caramelise the sugar to create the much darker colour and malt flavour. It’s generally a winter beer.

That sounds right up my street Glenn. In fact, I am slavering all over the place just thinking about a pint of it. ................

Cheers.

Jock.

 

[SeanF1]

Just started my NYE with a couple of these. Lovely

HNY everyone

 

[denisejoe]

A couple of mcguigan red

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[Zoobec]

Happy new year everyone! Cheers!

 

[JockandRita]

Well chaps, I bought 3 x Belgian/French type beers from Aldi, when doing the shopping last week, (shopper's perk I call it ).
I was really looking forward to this one...............

What a disappointment! It was quite tasteless, (and no, I've not got Covid. ), lost it's head almost immediately, and had a sort of musty aftertaste to it. I've only had 1 x small glassful, and am tempted to chuck the rest down the blooming sink................or try it with a large dash of lemonade first.
I just hope the other two Belgian beers I bought are an improvement on this one.

Cheers

Jock.

 

[JockandRita]

and am tempted to chuck the rest down the blooming sink................or try it with a large dash of lemonade first.

Well, the dash definitely made it more palatable.
I detest throwing beer away.

Cheers

Jock.

 

[Zoobec]

Well, the dash definitely made it more palatable.
I detest throwing beer away.

Cheers

Jock.

If I’m not keen on a beer I use it in a stew

 

[kevenh]

If I’m not keen on a beer I use it in a stew

Beer I won't drink mrskevenh will make a slug trap from
Like lager someone brings & leaves at our BBQ.

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[Smudger55]

Hard for me to choose, love dark ales many mentioned above but attached is inside of my shed with all sides adorned with loving drunk all different real ales, the right hand corner being dark ales. Ha.... I've run out of room for more.

 

[125BEER]

This is a nice dark

 

[JockandRita]

Well chaps, I bought 3 x Belgian/French type beers from Aldi, when doing the shopping last week, (shopper's perk I call it ).
I was really looking forward to this one...............

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What a disappointment! It was quite tasteless, (and no, I've not got Covid. ), lost it's head almost immediately, and had a sort of musty aftertaste to it. I've only had 1 x small glassful, and am tempted to chuck the rest down the blooming sink................or try it with a large dash of lemonade first.
I just hope the other two Belgian beers I bought are an improvement on this one.

Cheers

Jock.

Following on from that post, I tried the other two bottles, the first of which was this one.........

It was quite pleasant, and similar to Leffe Blonde, but only about half the flavour.

Next up was this one.........

I'm not sure what to say as it wasn't unpleasant, but it was very much non descript for me.

Out of the three bottles, which one would I recommend, and would endeavour to sample again? I'm sorry to say, none of them.

Cheers

Jock.

 

[Ralph-Dot]

I like both of them.

 

[125BEER]

First beer(lager) today for 8 days.
I know most beers on here are "beers" but one of my favourite lagers is from Budweis.
Many years ago spent hours in "Meat Market" in Budweis (8 people +food 10 beers each...£60-70).A pint now about £1...inflation eh!!!!

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